- September 11, 2020CONTINUE THE DEBATES If you could wave a magic wand and grant a gift to not only your church but…
- September 9, 2020Continued from September 4 Blog Then, almost as a moment of grace, there was a cackle of laughter as a…
- September 4, 2020GREET THE WORSHIPPERS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH Pastor Fred Livingood pronounces the benediction. He slowly makes his way to the…
- August 28, 2020IS JESUS BEING REALISTIC? Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time…
- August 26, 2020Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations is a 9-volume series that recognizes the increasing stress involved in responding to God’s call…
- August 21, 2020Clean Swearing It’s hard to be pious as a clergy. You find yourself in so many situations when most people…
- August 19, 2020CONSIDER THE VALUE OF LAUGHTER Probably all of us have experienced how a well-timed joke has broken the tension in…
- August 14, 2020INTERIMS CAN SHAPE HEALTHY CHURCHES Churches without pastors face uncertain futures. Congregations feel like they are treading water. How do…
- August 12, 2020WHAT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED I have found comfort in occasionally reviewing the many “what might not have happened” events…
- August 7, 2020HEALTHY VS. UNHEALTHY Test yourself and then take the risk of inviting your governing board to take the test to…
